diff --git a/generators/server/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs b/generators/server/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs
index 98f4e2b4d95d..7a33ed5b4b05 100644
--- a/generators/server/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs
+++ b/generators/server/templates/src/main/resources/config/application.yml.ejs
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ spring:
       name: admin
       password: admin
       roles:
-        - ADMIN
-        - USER
+        - ROLE_ADMIN
+        - ROLE_USER
   <%_ } _%>
   <%_ if (authenticationTypeOauth2) { _%>
     oauth2: